Mitchell Starc Profile: Family, Age, Career info, ICC Rankings, Records & Stats

Mitchell Starc, following in the footsteps of great left-armers like Johnson, has been a key part of Australia’s bowling attack for years. He is one of Australia’s best all-format bowlers, becoming the second fast bowler after Glenn McGrath to play 100 Tests and the fourth Australian to take 400 Test wickets.

Though not as fast as Johnson, Starc’s height (1.96m) gives him bounce that troubles batsmen, and he has better swing control. His dominance was clear in the 2015 World Cup, where his unplayable inswingers earned him the player of the tournament with 22 wickets. He later took 27 wickets in 2019 and 16 in 2023 as Australia reclaimed the title. By the end of the 2024 T20 World Cup, he was the leading wicket-taker across all World Cups.

Starc’s Test career had ups and downs, especially early when he struggled for consistent selection. He found form in 2015 before an ankle injury ended his season. His best figures came in Galle with 11 wickets in a match during a series Australia lost 3-0. He also took 22 wickets in the 2017-18 Ashes and became a regular squad member after the 2019 Ashes. His strong performances in the 2021-22 Ashes helped Australia win, and he earned the Allan Border Medal as the country’s best male player.

From 2019 to 2022, Starc took 44 Test wickets and followed that with 55 wickets in the next cycle. He passed 300 Test wickets in 2022, surpassed Dennis Lillee’s 355 in 2024, and reached 400 wickets in 2025 during a dominant West Indies innings where he took 6 for 9, bowling them out for just 27, the second-lowest Test innings score ever.

Apart from bowling, Starc is a strong lower-order batsman who narrowly missed a Test century in 2013. He married Australia wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy in 2016.

Mitchell Starc Personal Information

Personal Information
Full Name	Mitchell Aaron Starc
Date of Birth	30 January 1990
Age	35 Years
Nationality	Australian
Birth Place	Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Height	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Role	Bowler
Batting Style	Left-hand Bat
Bowling Style	Left-arm Fast
Jersey No.	56 (Australia), 99 (IPL)
Family	Wife: Alyssa Healy (Australian Cricketer); Brother: Brandon Starc (High Jumper)

Mitchell Starc Teams

Teams
Australia	Australia A
Australia Under-19s	Australia Under-17s
New South Wales	New South Wales Second XI
New South Wales Under-19s	New South Wales Under-17s
Royal Challengers Bangalore	Sydney Sixers
Kolkata Knight Riders	Delhi Capitals
Yorkshire	Western Suburbs

Mitchell Starc ICC Ranking

ICC Rankings (Bowler)
	Test	ODI	T20I
Bowling	10	25	90
Batting	99	256	1246
All-Rounder	7	85	322

Mitchell Starc Debut

Format	Date	Opponent	Venue
Test	1 December 2011	New Zealand	The Gabba, Brisbane
ODI	20 October 2010	India	Visakhapatnam
T20I	7 September 2012	Pakistan	Dubai
IPL	25 April 2014	vs Kings XI Punjab	Dubai International Stadium

Mitchell Starc Stats in Every Tournament

Batting Statistics
Tournament	Mat	Inn	Runs	100s	50s	H.S	4s	6s	Avg
Indian Premier League	52	23	111	0	0	29	11	0	10.09
Big Bash League	10	5	13	0	0	8	0	0	2.60
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup	26	9	33	0	0	11	1	1	5.50
The Marsh Cup	3	2	17	0	0	17	1	0	17.00
Sheffield Shield	15	22	434	0	2	66	44	6	27.13
ICC Champions Trophy	4	2	5	0	0	5	0	0	2.50
ICC Cricket World Cup	29	19	155	0	0	36	3	3	9.69
Bowling Statistics
Tournament	Mat	Inn	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Indian Premier League	52	49	64	–	23.47	8.61	16.36	–	–
Big Bash League	10	10	20	–	14.85	7.92	11.25	–	–
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup	26	25	32	–	25.44	11.15	13.69	–	–
The Marsh Cup	3	3	5	–	25.40	4.89	32.00	–	–
Sheffield Shield	15	27	60	–	25.60	3.12	49.18	–	–
ICC Champions Trophy	4	4	8	–	22.37	7.56	27.50	–	–
ICC Cricket World Cup	29	28	65	–	19.20	10.81	19.29	–	–

Mitchell Starc Stats in Every Format

Batting Statistics
Tournament	Mat	Inn	R	100s	50s	4s	6s	Avg	H
ODIs	127	75	577	0	1	52	42	12.02	42
Tests	99	145	2311	2	7	233	46	20.27	90
T20Is	65	21	98	0	0	4	2	9.80	12
T20s	153	54	225	0	0	19	5	9.00	23
List As	158	91	745	1	2	58	18	13.30	64
First Class	151	201	3202	4	14	331	63	21.06	73
Bowling Statistics
Tournament	Mat	Inn	Ov	R	W	Best	5w	10w	Avg
ODIs	127	127	1085.2	5711	244	6/28	9	0	23.40
Tests	99	190	3161.5	10822	395	11/94	15	2	27.39
T20Is	65	65	243.0	1881	79	5/24	1	0	23.81
T20s	153	150	547.2	4340	207	5/3	1	0	20.96
List As	158	158	1366.4	7049	320	6/25	12	0	22.02
First Class	151	280	4582.2	15433	578	11/94	23	3	26.70

List of Mitchell Starc Awards

Year	Award
2024	Wisden Cricketers of the Year (Wisden Almanack)
2023	Included in ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year
2023	Part of Australia’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Winning Team (India)
2019	ICC Cricket World Cup Team of the Tournament
2017	ICC Test Team of the Year
2015	Allan Border Medal – Australia’s Men’s Cricketer of the Year
2015	Player of the Tournament – ICC Cricket World Cup

Mitchell Starc: Along the years

Year	Age	Achievement
2024	34	Joined Kolkata Knight Riders
2024	34	Named in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024
2023	33	Won the World Test Championship Final
2023	33	Won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
2022	32	Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022
2021	31	Won the ICC T20 World Cup 2021
2019	29	Played in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
2019	29	Named in the ICC World ODI XI 2019
2018	28	Joined Kolkata Knight Riders
2017	27	Played in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017
2017	27	Received the Allan Border Medal
2017	27	Named in the ICC World Test XI 2017
2016	26	Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2016
2016	26	Named in the ICC World Test and ODI XI 2016
2015	25	Won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
2015	25	Man of the Tournament at the 2015 ICC World Cup
2015	25	Named in the ICC World ODI XI 2015
2014	24	Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2014
2014	24	Joined Royal Challengers Bangalore
2013	23	Played in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013
2013	23	Named in the ICC World ODI XI 2013
2012	22	Won the 2012 Big Bash League
2012	22	T20I debut against Pakistan
2012	22	Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2012
2011	21	Test debut against New Zealand
2011	21	Joined Sydney Sixers
2010	20	ODI debut against India

                                               

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